#specialneedssiblings #specialneeds

In this episode we talk about:

• Allan’s family and brother with an intellectual disability

• How having a special needs sibling was different in the 1950s versus in the 2000s (and today)

• How life is being your own sibling’s guardian

• Family dynamics between parents and siblings

• Difficulties of having a sibling join ill-equipped institutions

• Not being afraid to admit negative feelings

• Allan’s encouragement to fellow siblings

Links:

• Allan’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Fred-Me-Willowbrook-Survivors-Story/dp/B08ZDL1J8H

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Incident-Dog-Night-Time/dp/1400032717

• Cost of Living by Martyna Majok: https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/martyna-majok#:~:text=Directed%20by%20Obie%20Award%20winner,we%20all%20need%20each%20other.

• The End of Average by Todd Rose: https://www.toddrose.com/endofaverage

• Willowbrook State Schook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willowbrook_State_School

• Allan’s NYU-Tandon faculty page: https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/allan-b-goldstein

• Direct Service Provider: https://opwdd.ny.gov/providers/direct-support-professionals

• Bernard Carabello: https://nysilc.org/inductees/32-2022/234-bernard-carabello

• AHRC: https://www.ahrcnyc.org/

• Allan on PBS News Hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oFxwCgATW0

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Music by:

• AlexGrohl from Pixabay

• QubeSounds from Pixabay

Edited by:

• Veronica Duquez